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Ecology Minor

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute · Troy, NY

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Program
Award
Minor
CIP
30.3501
Credits (computed from items)
29
Catalog edition
2026-2027
Checklist type
degree-program
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
194824
CourseShelf checklist
CK_194824_3654b2f5
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 61

Requirements to complete

Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.

Minor Requirements

4 items
  1. Restricted Elective
    Not resolved to a course
    4
  2. BIOL 4850
    Principles of Ecology
    Not resolved to a course
    4
  3. BIOL 4880
    Global Environmental Change
    Not resolved to a course
    4
  4. BIOL 4970
    Non-thesis Research
    Not resolved to a course
    or: BIOL 4990 - Senior Research Thesis
    1

Restricted Elective

4 items
  1. BIOL 4960
    Topics in Biology
    Not resolved to a course
    4
  2. CHEM 4810
    Chemistry of the Environment
    Not resolved to a course
    4
  3. ECON 4260
    Environmental and Resource Economics
    Not resolved to a course
    4
  4. ERTH 4500
    Earth’s Climate: Past, Present, and Future
    Not resolved to a course
    4

Footnotes

1 item
  1. Independent Research can be conducted over multiple semesters or during The Arch Summer Semester. Topics studied must be ecological in nature, and research should be 10-12 hours per week during a single standard semester, equivalent to 4 credit hours of course credit. Experience should include presenting a poster or presentation. Faculty can be from Biology or other department, but non-Biology faculty must be approved by the Ecology Minor Faculty at EcologyMinor@rpi.edu
    Not resolved to a course
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